'Spartan' definitions:
Definition of 'Spartan'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
adjective
Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage"
adjective
Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: severe, spartan]
adjective
Practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan]
noun
A resident of Sparta
Definition of 'Spartan'
From: GCIDE
- Spartan \Spar"tan\, a. [L. Spartanus.] Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person of great courage and fortitude. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]